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On a personal note...
Tuesday, January 05, 2016Donate to charity and see your impact on Israeli families in need My heart filled with that special feeling that isn't quite pride, rather a deep satisfaction in the ultimate good...
Back to Life
Tuesday, April 10, 2018Helping Children and Families Living in Poverty in Israel The haggadahs have been read, the matza has been eaten, the special dishes have been packed away...
A Miklat on Polansky St.
Friday, August 17, 2018On a Nondescript Street in Jerusalem a Unique Miklat-of-Sorts is Open for Emergency Relief Since 1951, there’s been a law in Israel requiring all homes, residential buildings and...
My Conversation With Bini
Friday, August 24, 2018Help us Provide Financial Assistance for Israeli Victims Of Terror I just got off the phone with Bini...
Choref Bari
Sunday, October 07, 2018Support of our Winter Warmth Campaign Helps Others Have a Healthier Winter Choref bari! (A healthy winter!) That's what we say in Israel, acharei haChagim-after the chagim are...
Every Donation is Crucial
Sunday, October 14, 2018How You Made the Difference Just a few weeks ago, as we do each year, we ran our High Holiday campaign...
A North Carolina Tzedakah Box
Thursday, November 08, 2018One Family's Weekly Custom Brings Help to so Many in Need The tzedakah box (charity box, or "pushka") is among the most quintessential Judaica items found in Jewish...
Poverty & Winter Chill in the Start Up Nation
Friday, November 16, 2018Despite Israel's Advances, the Country's Poor Suffers Through the Winter "Anyone know where to get lined winter boots in the merkaz (center of the country)? Willing to spend...
"Israel's Cost of Living Set to Shoot Up in 2019"
Monday, December 31, 2018More Need Than Ever "Already sky-high, Israel's cost of living set to shoot up in 2019" I read the headline here and I stopped...
Purim Masks and V'Nahafoch Hu, Yad Eliezer Style
Wednesday, March 13, 2019This year, make it a different kind of Purim for the needy Milka Benziman has been working as the intake coordinator for decades at Yad Eliezer...
And...We're Back
Monday, April 29, 2019Pesach is behind us but poverty remains. Help us support the needy. The haggadahs have been read, the matza has been eaten, the special dishes have been packed away...
Voices of the Needy
Monday, July 29, 2019Yad Eliezer is a Voice for the Voiceless "Our refrigerator is empty-literally empty-there is no bread, no cheese or eggs, no milk-mamash nothing...
Yad Eliezer Always Remembers...
Thursday, October 03, 2019Judaism places an important emphasis on the act of remembering We remember what Amalek did to the Jewish people on the way out of Egypt...
Medicanes & Winter Warnings
Sunday, November 03, 2019Have you ever heard of a "medicane"? I’ll be the first to admit that it's a new word for me, one that I just learned...
The Faces Behind Yad Eliezer
Sunday, November 17, 2019“Yad Eliezer” may be two of the most recognized words in the chesed world...
Best Tips for Surviving the Israeli Winter
Monday, January 13, 2020I recently read an article, one of those “Best Tips for…” pieces, describing the most effective ways to get through the Israeli winter, comfortably...
